Bios：

Ray Long MD FRCSC is a board certified orthopedic surgeon and the founder of Bandha Yoga. Ray graduated from The University of Michigan Medical School with post-graduate training at Cornell University, McGill University, The University of Montreal and Florida Orthopedic Institute. He has studied hatha yoga for over twenty years, training extensively with B.K.S. Iyengar and other leading yoga masters.

Chris Macivor has been involved in the field of digital content creation for well over ten years. He is a graduate of Etobicoke School of the Arts, Sheridan College and Seneca college. Chris considers himself to be equally artistic and technical in nature. As such his work has spanned many genres from film and television to videogames and underwater imagery.

Course Description:

The goal of this course is to give participants a thorough foundation in the application of Western science to Hatha yoga. This is most effectively taught in a progressive manner, which includes presentation, review and application. Each day will consist of an interactive lecture, including 3D visuals and other video material relating to the anatomy and biomechanics for yoga, while focusing on a specific body region each day. Lectures will be balanced with actual practice of asanas and pranayama in a manner designed to focus on application of the material covered during the didactic portion of the workshop.

The daily lecture/asana period is structured as follows in 5 hour/day sessions (1 ½ hour break for lunch midway through session):

Fundamentals of Anatomy, Biomechanics and Therapeutics for Hatha Yoga:

• Joint structure and function, including concepts such as joint reaction forces, joint coupling and rhythm, joint stability and mobility, and pathological considerations.

• Muscle physiology, including reflex arcs, PNF, optimal stretching.

• Breathing mechanics and physiology.

• Myofascial connections.

• Pose analysis, with application of the Bandha Yoga Codex.

• How to use knowledge of biomechanics to develop and communicate your own effective cues for refining and deepening poses.

• Injury prevention for yoga.

• Therapeutic application of yoga for specific conditions.

Dr.Ray will be teaching the fundamentals in a progressive manner; this involves daily review, with each day building on the material covered previously. We will also be applying these fundamental concepts during the lecture period to a series of important foundational poses, including:

Daily Schedule:

Day one will provide an introduction to the fundamentals discussed above, with application to standing poses and vinyasa.

Anatomical and therapeutic focus: the foot, ankle and knee.

Day 2 (5 hours):

Fundamentals of Anatomy, biomechanics and therapeutics: Review and deepening of fundamentals; application in forward bends and hip openers.

Anatomic and therapeutic focus: the hip joint and pelvis.

Day 3 (5 hours):

Fundamentals of Anatomy, biomechanics and therapeutics: Review and deepening of fundamentals, application in backbends and twists.

Anatomic and therapeutic focus: the lumbar, thoracic and cervical spine.

Day 4 (5 hours):

Fundamentals of Anatomy, biomechanics and therapeutics: Review and deepening of fundamentals, application in arm balances and inversions.

Anatomic and therapeutic focus: the shoulder, elbow and wrist, with review of cervical spine.

Day 5 (5 hours):

Comprehensive review of the fundamentals of anatomy, biomechanics and therapeutics and question and answer.

Price & reservation：

250USD (One-day workshop)

1,200USD (NOT incl. accommodation & vegetarian breakfast)

1,550USD(Incl. accommodation & vegetarian breakfast)

contact:

ray@baliyogawellness.com

Cancellation Policy:

Places can be held only by paying the total amount.
Refund applies as follows:
More than 8 weeks before the start of the workshop: 100% refund less the 20% handling fee.
4 to 8 weeks before the start of the retreat: 50% refund less the 10% handling fee.
Up to 4 weeks before the start of the retreat: no refund.